My brother and I want to get a tattoo. We would like the quote "It is never too late to be what you could have been" translated into Scottish Gaelic.
We are 75% Scottish and want to represent our Scottish heritage.
Thank you.
idk, but how about ‘strive to be more’ instead.
Slàinte mhath!
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Title of Video: Royal Edinburgh Tattoo 2007: Army Songs Bagpipes Military Drummers Auld Lang Syne The Event.
t=#1m07s – Massed Pipes and Drums
t=#5m08s – Taiwan Girls Honour Corps
t=#7m19s – Middlesex County Volunteers
t=#8m38s – Highland Dancers
t=#10m48s – Imps Motorcycle Display Team
t=#15m16s – Russian Moscow Conservatoire
t=#18m52s – Mounted Band of the Blues & Royals
t=#21m34s – Trinidad and Tobago Steel Drums
t=#28m28s – Massed Bands, Royal Artillery
From the Tattoo Edinburgh comes the the sights and sounds of the 2007 Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Edinburgh Scotland during the Edinburgh Festival in August featuring acts from across the globe who take perform at Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh;
The Massed Pipes & Drums which consist of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the Royal Corps of Signals, the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Gurkha Rifles, the Scottish Universities Officers Training Corps, the Auckland Police from Australia, the Royal Caledonian Society of South Australia and not forgetting the fantastic pipe band , the Royal Army of Oman, eight bands in all.
More oversee acts at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo include the Taipei First Girl’s Senior High School Honour Guard and Drum Corps followed by the Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums from Massachusetts then the Massed Commonwealth Highland Dancers, the Imps Motorcycle Display Team from London’s East End, the Band of the Russian Moscow Conservatoire, the Trinidad & Tobago Defence Steel Orchestra and Drums and the Mounted Band of the Blues & Royals.
The Military Tattoos finale begins with the sound of the brass bands of the Massed Military Bands made up from the Light Cavalry Band, the Royal Artillery Band, the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland which is part of the prior Lowland and Highland Bands of the Scottish Division who combine with the entire cast to celebrate the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen and the HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by the Tattoo Choir all combined to provide a truly memorable show forming the Edinburgh Tattoo taking place in Scotland Edinburgh.
Notable tunes for this years Scottish Tattoo include La Boum and Everything I do, I do it for you, not to mention the traditonal ending with the Hym for 2007 being the Barren Rocks of Aden followed by the Last Post and the Lone Piper playing the Crags of Tumbledown. The climatic burst of fireworks then brings the show to a close where the British Massed Bands make their way down the famous Royal Mile to the tunes, Scotland the Brave, We’re No Awa ‘ to Bide Awa and the memorable Black Bear which is traditionally played at the Edinborough Military Tattoo.
The Tattoo in Edinburgh UK is full of colour and spectacular atmosphere second to none, and makes it one of the best events to see during national holidays to Edinburgh or indeed seeing it as a local on the grand stands looking over Edinburgh Castle, the Edinburgh City and it’s esplanade.
There are also mini tattoo shows which take place in Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens and in George Square, Glasgow if you fancy seeing something a little different from the Edin Tattoo itself.
For getting to the Edinburgh Festival Military Tattoo in Edinburgh, United Kingdom during August and the Tattoo 2010, you can come via a flight coming into Edinburgh Airport and then booking yourself into one of the Edinburgh Hotels. There are a good number of flights to Edinburgh from many different countries oversees. Edinburgh Tickets for military performances available from December.
The Military Tattoo Edinburgh also has a Tattoo Shop based on Market Street near the Edinburgh City Centre where you can buy merchandise such as past performances of the Tattoo Show on CD, DVD and VHS dating back to the early 1990′s as well as lots more Tatoo Edinburgh gifts.
I produced this video using my Hi8 camera after gaining permission from Alan Smith , Marketing Manager for the Edin Tattoo. It was a great opportunity for me which I will never forget listening to the sound of bands up close and from above. I recently re edited this video, shortening it down from an hour which included a behind the scenes look at the show which I’ve taken out as the footage slowed down the pace of the video. If you liked my video, feel free to comment and check out my other videos and parts of this one.
I remember the fire of the canons at the beginning and the hairs which still today stand on the back of my neck. Personal highlights over the years include the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Steel Orchestra, HM Kings Guard of Norway and the glorious sounds of the Massed Bands of the Royal Marines not to mention the Singapore Police Pipes and Drums which visited Edinburgh in 2008.
Video Produced by Alan Taylor, Alan Andrew Taylor of Willow Creek Pictures, 2007
Duration : 0:34:33
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of Military tattoos performed by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and International military bands and display teams in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. The event takes place annually throughout August, as part of the wider Edinburgh Festival (a collective name for many independent festivals and events in Edinburgh in August).
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The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is an annual series of Military tattoos performed by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and International military bands and display teams in the Scottish capital Edinburgh.
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Title of Video: Royal Edinburgh Tattoo 2008: Taste of the Tattoo Princes Street Gardens
t=#1m21s – Fanfare
t=#3m01s – Massed Pipes and Drums
t=#7m04s – India Army Chief Military Band
t=#10m43s – Highland Dancers
t=#12m16s – Golden Eagles Marching Band
t=#15m46s – Singapore Police Pipes & Drums
t=#23m22s – HM Kings Guard of Norway
t=#28m53s – Massed Bands and Finale
The 2008 Edinburgh Military Tattoo was an excellent year for music and this was shown well during the annual Mini Tattoo shows in Princes Street Gardens underneath Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh where the Tattoo puts on a free open air concert for members of the public and tourists on their Festival Edinburgh Scotland trip.
The 2008 Edin Tattoo included a wide variety of acts from across the world which include the Singapore Police Pipes and Drums and the stirring sounds of the Massed Pipes and Drums from Scotland and abroad.
These Military Tattoos bands included the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland, the 1st Battalion Scots Guards, the 1st Royal Tank Regiment and finally the Singapore Police Pipes and Drums.
Classic acts return to the Scottish Tattoo this year to the Tatoo Edinburgh which include the Band of the Guard of His Majesty The King of Norway and the Massed Bands of the Royal Marines which includes the new addition of the Indian Army Military Band. The Royal Regiment of Scotland also makes a welcome return to the esplanade who will play alongside the Royal Marines. The military bands will be performing Hielan Laddie, We’ll Take the Good Old Way and Gael, last performed at the Edinburgh Tatoo in 1997.
The exciting UK Edingburgh Tattoo finale features the 1,000 strong cast with the guard of honor provided by HM King’s Guard of Norway who will also stand guard as Drawbridge sentries. Tunes being played this year include Scots Wha Hae, The Soldier’s Return, the National Anthem, Auld Lang Syne and the Evening Hym with prelude and sunset closing the Edinbourgh Tattoo.
Not forgetting the magical sound from the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Lone Piper high above the castle’s ramparts. As the lights dim, fireworks enter the sky as the military bands march down the esplanade and down the famous Royal mile in Edinburgh to the tune, Scotland the Brave, We’re No Awa to Bide Awa and the Black Bear.
Other acts at this years Edinborough Tatoo include the Queen Victoria School from Dunblane who are celebrating 100 years of the school’s existence. Another act back, this time from 1997 is the Lochiel Champion Marching Drill Team. The Massed Highland dancers are present, this year featuring dancers from Scotland and Canada. From South East Missouri come the Golden Eagles University Marching Band making their way to the Edinburgh City Tatto Edinburgh.
Here is a programme of the Edinburgh Festivals Edingburgh Tatoo 2008 Tattoo Music:
Massed Pipes and Drums:
The Heroes of St Valery (MacLean Arr S Samson), The Bloody Fields of Flanders (MacLellan Arr S Samson), El Alamein (W Denholm), The 51st Highland Division (MacLeod Arr S Samson), The Badge of Scotland (Mackay Arr S Samson), Kate Dalrymple (Trad Arr S Samson), The Ghlass Ault (Trad Arr S Small), The Mason’s Apron (Trad Arr S Small), The Battle of the Somme (Lawrie Arr S Samson), Longueval (George Stoddart), Chasing Shadows (Philip Greer), The Glasgow City Police Pipers (D MacLeod Arr S Small), The Bonawe Highlanders (D Bowman), Heilan Laddie (Triad Arr S Small)
The Golden Eagles Marching Brass Bands:
Yankee Doodle, St Louis Blues, Kansas City, America the Beautiful, The Stars and Stripes Forever March
The Singapore Police Force Band With The Women’s Police Pipes and Drums And The Gurkha Pipes and Drums And Cultural Group:
Singapura, Piping Hot, Barren Rocks of Aden, Mixingapura
The Lochiel Marching Drill Team:
Colonel Bogey, O Waly Waly, Juni, Gladiator, Czardas
The Indian Army Chief’s Military Band:
The Cariappa, Kadam Kadam Badhaye, Dhwaj Ke Rakshak, Sare Jahan Se Achha, Veer Bharat
Gangotri, By Land and Sea, Deshon Ka Sartaj Bharat, Singarh, Sam Bahadur, Amar Senani, Hanste Lushai
His Majesty The King’s Guards Band and Drill Team of Norway:
Viking Intro, March of the Guardsmen, Budapest Marsch, Drums of Thunder, Drum Salute, Amazonia, Old Ranger Marsch
Queen Victoria School, Dunblane:
We Will Rock You, The Clumsy Lover, Rose Amongst the Heather, Itchy Fingers, The Panda, Rocking the Baby, The Liberton Polka, The Victorians
The Bands of Her Majesty Royal Marines from the United Kingdom:
Life on the Ocean Wave, Marchamber, Frontline, Time Off, Children of Sanchez
& British Massed Bands and Massed Pipes and Drums
Video Produced by Alan Taylor, Alan Andrew Taylor of Willow Creek Pictures
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I’m getting a tattoo of the Scottish proverb, "fear is worse than fighting," but I want to make sure I get the correct translation. Can anyone help?
Why do you need a translation? Surely you speak Gaelic if you are going to get this tattoo.
I want to get a tattoo that show my "blood". im scottish and english and i want to get a tattoo that shows them together.
anyone have ideas or pictures?
How about the Union Jack with the red lines replaced by red plaid lines. I think that would be pretty cool.
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Programme of the 2006 British military tattoo edinburgh event, the Royal Edinburgh Tattoo:
For the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo of 2006, I went along with one of my friends which was before I even started a TV course as it shows. I shot this footage using my Cybershot P73 stills camera. Me and my friend were lucky enough to choose the night when Sir Sean Connery was attending the edin tattoo and got maybe ten metres next to him, so close yet so far.
The Edinburgh festivals Scottish Tattoo takes place every year in the month of August alongside the Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe Festival. The events Edinburgh spectacle generates millions of pounds to the Scottish economy alongside other festival Edinburgh events. 2006 was my 6th visit to the Tattoo in Edinburgh.
The word Tattoo came from the phrase, Doe den tap toe which in Dutch meant least orders. The British used the practise where it became a signal, played by the regiment’s corps of drums and pipes and drums where the tattoo military soldiers would retreat to their barracks at the end of a day. The first Edinburgh Military Tattoos were called something about a Soldier which took place at the Ross Bandstand at Princes Street Gardens in 1949. The first official Edinburgh Military Tatoo began in 1950 with just eight items in the programme. There were 6000 spectators seated in beanch scaffold structures around the Edinburgh Castle esplanade. In 1952, the capacity was increased to hold a nightly audience of 7700 allowing 160,000 to watch the live performances every year.
Fanfare for the Scottish Soldier — The Gathering
The Massed Pipes and Drums — Queensland Police, Cape Town Highlanders, Scottish Universities Officers Training Corps, The Royal Air Force, 2nd Battalion the Royal Gurkha Rifles, 1st Battalion the Gurkhas Rifles, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, 1st Battalion Irish Guards, Scottish Guards, 1st Battalion Scots Guards and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
Brass bands tunes played include: Scots Wha Hae, Forward as One, The Piper’s Waltz, the Devil’s Staircase, Rakish Paddy, Paddy’s Epic Journey, Jameson’s Reel, The Piper’s March, The Mist Covered Mountains of Home, Lucy Cassidy, Rocking the Baby, Wi’ A Hundred Pipers and the Old Rustic Bridge.
Watoto Children’s Choir play Wi Polo, Nakusinzanga and Yesu Ni Wangu.
The Band and Pipes and Drums of the Royal Gurkha Regiment perform Bravest of the Brave, Zorba the Greek and Yo Nepali.
Massed Highland Dances made up from the Highland Spring Dancers and the South African Highland Dancers combine to perform The Lover’s Stone, Nelson Mandela’s Welcome to the City of Glasgow, MacLean of Aird and Sarie Marais.
The New Zealand Army Band arrived in Edinburgh with their humorous performances set to the tunes, William Tell, Colonel Bogey, Cornets for Scotland, James Bond, Thriller, Soul Bossa Nova, Pokarekare Ana, Swan Lake, Shetland Fiddler, Haka, Musket Fife & Drum, Hine e Hine and Amazonia.
The Jiangxi Xishan International School Kung Fu Group
Concert Band of the Army of Chilie with Evendart Artistic Company play the March of the Red Hackels, the Radetzky March, Thanks for Life, Viva Chilie, She Who Consents, the Rose and the Carnation, Farewell to the 7th of Line, Queen of Tamarugal, Easter Island Ritual, Mapuche Ritual, Get Back, the Woolen Hat, Chilean Patrotic Overture and We’re No Awa Tae Bide Awa.
Top Secret Drum Corps
The Edinburgh military bands were made up of the Coldtream Guards, The Scots Guards band, the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland from the United Kingdom accompanied by the Tattoo Choir, the Kevock Choir. Their selctions of songs include State Ceremonial, Fingal’s Cave, Grandioso, Sing, Sing, Sing, Road to the Isles, the Scottish Soldier Tribute and Scottish Soldier.
The combined Pipes and Drums with the Massed Bands play Can you feel the love tonight and Highland Cathedral where the final features Scots Wha Hae, the National Anthem, Auld Lang Syne, the Evening Hym, Lord has Ended, the Last Post and finally the Lone Piper playing the Highland Cradle song.
The Tattoo Edinburgh ends with the marchout where the bands play Scotland the Brave, We’re No Awa Tae Bide Awa and the Black Bear.
The Royal Military Tattoo Edinburgh Youtube Video Produced by Alan Taylor, Alan Andrew Taylor, 2006, UK
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I will be in your debt if anyone can help. My grandfather was from Scotland and this was some thing he always said to me. I would love to get this tattooed with his portrait, and I would like it to be in traditional Scottish Gaelic and grammatically correct. Again I will be in your eternal debt.
My Gaelic is extremely poor, but I asked a couple of friends. Unfortunately, I got more than one answer:
"Only God will judge me"
— Ní féidir ach le Dia breithiúnas a dhéanamh orm
(this one seemed a little more Irish… but what do I know)
"God only will give judgment on me."
— Bheir Dia a-mhàin breith orm.
Hope it helps.
It’s for a tattoo.
If you like the Gaelic language so much that you would consider going to the trouble of getting Gaelic words tattooed on your skin, maybe you should learn some of the language!!